Will NATO annex Ukraine?

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/Will-NATO-annex-Ukraine-by-Pepe-Escobar-NATO_Neo-fascists_Revolution_Russia-140225-821.html



Will NATO annex Ukraine?
By Pepe Escobar
OpEdNews Op Eds 2/25/2014 at 19:02:38

Anyone who believes Washington is deeply enamored of "democracy" in Ukraine must hit eBay, where Saddam Hussein's WMDs have been found, and are on sale to the highest bidder.

Or pay attention to the non-denial denials of the Obama administration, which swears on a daily basis there's no "proxy war" or Cold War redux in Ukraine.

In a nutshell; Washington's bipartisan Ukraine policy has always been anti-Moscow. That implies regime change whenever necessary. As the European Union (EU), geopolitically, is nothing but an annex to NATO, what matters is NATO extending its borders to the Ukraine. Or at least Western Ukraine -- which would be a valuable consolation prize.

This is a purely military-centric game -- the logic of the whole mechanism ultimately decided in Washington, not in Brussels. It's about NATO expansion, not "democracy." When neo-con State Department functionary Victoria Nuland had her 15 seconds of fame recently, what she actually meant was "We're NATO, F**k the EU." No wonder there will be an urgent NATO Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, centered on Ukraine.

[dipsydoodle]

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